Moe Requires In-Class Tefl?

[roodujardin]

I finished my on-line TEFL certificate a week ago and the first job I looked at had the following in the requirements section of the ad - quote:

" Please note, due to requirements of the Thai Ministry of Education, courses with an on-line or correspondence component are not admissible".

I contacted the company that conducted my course but they had little interest in responding to the question and were dismissive. Of course there was no mention of this on their website. Question: Is this a fact or fabrication? Is this likely to be an issue either way?

Thank you.

[Ijustwannateach]

Guess what? We haven't had a TEFL school flame war thread here on Thaivisa for a long time. And guess what? We're still not going to have one. A post has been deleted for bashing TEFL companies (in general, unsupported, and unverifiable ways)- that's off-topic here.

If anyone has any SOLID information (preferably with a governmental or legal link) about what requirements exist for solely TEFL positions, including whether there is any distinction made by the GOVERNMENT between TEFL courses taught in class or not, then please post away. Of course, if you routinely employ and/or hire out TEFL teachers, you may know from that end of the business what the requirements are, too.

Personally, though I've heard opinions of which types of cert would be more valuable to SCHOOLS, I haven't seen any solid lock, stock and barrel legal code (not the claims made in an advertisement, please) setting things of this sort down in black and white. My tentative guess is that it doesn't matter (to the GOVERNMENT) but does anyone have any SOLID regulatory information?

[thequietman]

Guess what? We haven't had a TEFL school flame war thread here on Thaivisa for a long time. And guess what? We're still not going to have one. A post has been deleted for bashing TEFL companies (in general, unsupported, and unverifiable ways)- that's off-topic here.

If anyone has any SOLID information (preferably with a governmental or legal link) about what requirements exist for solely TEFL positions, including whether there is any distinction made by the GOVERNMENT between TEFL courses taught in class or not, then please post away. Of course, if you routinely employ and/or hire out TEFL teachers, you may know from that end of the business what the requirements are, too.

Personally, though I've heard opinions of which types of cert would be more valuable to SCHOOLS, I haven't seen any solid lock, stock and barrel legal code (not the claims made in an advertisement, please) setting things of this sort down in black and white. My tentative guess is that it doesn't matter (to the GOVERNMENT) but does anyone have any SOLID regulatory information?

i did my tefl online also. when i completed the course and received my certificate, it said nothing about it being an online course. the cert. just states that i completed a 120 hour course. my friend did the inclass one and it looks the same as mine. i think the op doesnt need to worry. online option takes a little longer to complete. plus he has 1 years experience. :jap:

[bolx]

The MOE don't even requore a tefl certificate to get a job, so don't worry about it. Online degrees probably wouldnt be accepted, but go for the job!

[Scott]

I think we are moving in the area of providing misinformation to all involved.

There is no requirement by the MOE for a TEFL, either on-line or in class.

There is a pinned topic about questions about qualifications.